Undisputed

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for Undisputed across this Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination shows a clear hierarchy in performance scaling as settings increase. At 1080p, the Low preset delivers an average of 344 FPS, which drops to 247 FPS at Medium, 205 FPS at High, and 132 FPS at Ultra. This represents a substantial 61.6% reduction in average frame rate from the lowest to the highest settings tier. However, the data indicates that even the Ultra preset at 1080p remains well above the 60 FPS threshold, so players prioritizing visual fidelity over raw frame rates can still achieve a fluid experience.

At 1440p, the pattern shifts slightly. The Low preset averages 248 FPS, Medium delivers 179 FPS, High produces 148 FPS, and Ultra settles at 95 FPS. The step from High to Ultra here is particularly steep, representing a 35.8% performance penalty, which is the largest single-setting drop observed at any resolution. For 1440p users, the High preset appears to be the sweet spot, as it maintains a 148 FPS average while retaining most of the visual upgrades over Medium. The 4K results reinforce this recommendation, where High averages 94 FPS, Medium reaches 113 FPS, Low hits 157 FPS, and Ultra barely manages 60 FPS.

The data suggests that the best experience at 4K is achieved with the High preset, which balances visual quality with a playable 94 FPS average. The Medium preset at 4K actually outperforms High by 19 FPS, reaching 113 FPS, which might be preferable for players who value frame rate stability over minor graphical enhancements. However, the Ultra preset at 4K dips to exactly 60 FPS, which is the minimum acceptable for smooth gameplay in a sports title. Given the measured results, the High preset provides the most consistent experience across all resolutions, offering 205 FPS at 1080p, 148 FPS at 1440p, and 94 FPS at 4K. For those with high-refresh-rate displays, the Low preset at 1080p or 1440p unlocks frame rates above 240 FPS, which can be advantageous for competitive play, though the visual trade-offs are significant.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX is a 20-core, 20-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake-HX architecture, built on a 3 nm process by TSMC. Its base clock of 2.60 GHz and boost clock of 5.30 GHz provide a wide operating range for both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads. In synthetic benchmarks, this CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 40,642 and a single-core score of 5,737, placing it in the 93rd percentile among all tested CPUs. The average benchmark score of 63,173 positions it closely alongside rivals such as the Intel Core i7-13790F (0.1% ahead) and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 450G (0.2% behind), indicating that this processor sits in a competitive performance band.

In the context of Undisputed, a sports title where frame pacing and consistency matter more than raw compute throughput, the CPU's 20 cores and 30 MB of shared L3 cache provide ample headroom for game logic, physics calculations, and AI opponent behavior. The high boost clock of 5.30 GHz is particularly relevant for single-thread-bound tasks, which are common in sports simulations where player animations and collision detection are processed sequentially. The PassMark single-thread score of 4,500 reinforces this capability, suggesting that the processor can maintain high instruction throughput on individual threads.

The data from measured FPS does not explicitly isolate CPU versus GPU bottlenecks, but the scaling pattern across settings provides indirect evidence. At 1080p with Low settings, the 344 FPS average indicates that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough frames to reach extremely high output. The fact that lowering graphical settings yields such dramatic FPS increases (from 132 FPS at Ultra to 344 FPS at Low) suggests that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as settings increase, while the CPU maintains adequate performance even at lower resolutions. The processor's 93rd percentile ranking among all CPUs further supports its ability to avoid becoming a bottleneck in this title, as the measured frame rates at 1080p exceed what most mid-range processors could sustain.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At the High preset, the average frame rate drops from 205 FPS at 1080p to 148 FPS at 1440p, then to 94 FPS at 4K. This represents a 27.8% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a further 36.5% reduction from 1440p to 4K, resulting in a total 54.1% decrease from the lowest to highest resolution. Similar proportional drops are observed across all settings presets, indicating that the GPU is the primary scaling component.

The Low preset shows the most extreme scaling, with 344 FPS at 1080p dropping to 248 FPS at 1440p and 157 FPS at 4K. This 54.4% total reduction from 1080p to 4K is slightly less severe in relative terms than the High preset's 54.1% drop, suggesting that at lower settings, the CPU begins to play a more significant role in limiting performance. The Medium preset exhibits the smallest relative drop among all settings, moving from 247 FPS at 1080p to 179 FPS at 1440p and 113 FPS at 4K, a total reduction of 54.3%. The Ultra preset, which starts at 132 FPS at 1080p, falls to 95 FPS at 1440p and bottoms out at 60 FPS at 4K, representing a 54.5% total reduction.

This scaling behavior is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions and settings. The consistent 54% drop from 1080p to 4K across all presets indicates that the rendering workload increases proportionally with pixel count, and the RTX 4080's performance scales accordingly. The fact that the 4K Ultra preset lands exactly at 60 FPS suggests that the GPU is fully saturated at that configuration, while the 1080p Low preset's 344 FPS indicates that the GPU has significant headroom at lower resolutions, with the CPU likely becoming the limiting factor at that point.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combination?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 344, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low settings preset.

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K with maximum settings?

A: Yes, the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 produces an average of exactly 60 FPS, which meets the minimum threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4080 has an average benchmark score of 54,247, which is 0.1% higher than the RTX 4080 SUPER's score of 54,209, making them effectively equivalent in performance.

Q: What is the processor's percentile ranking among all CPUs?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX ranks in the 93rd percentile among all tested CPUs, based on its average benchmark score of 63,173.

Q: Which resolution and settings combination offers the best balance of visual quality and frame rate?

A: The 1440p High preset, which averages 148 FPS, provides a strong balance, though 4K High at 94 FPS is also viable for those prioritizing resolution.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary limiter at higher resolutions and settings, as evidenced by the consistent 54% FPS drop from 1080p to 4K across all presets.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, based on the AD103 chip and Ada Lovelace architecture, is built on a 5 nm process by TSMC with 45,900 million transistors. Its base clock of 2205 MHz and boost clock of 2505 MHz, combined with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, provide a memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s. The GPU features 9,728 shading units, 304 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output units, along with 76 ray tracing cores and 304 tensor cores. These specifications translate to a pixel rate of 280.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 761.5 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance rated at 48.74 TFLOPS.

In the measured FPS data for Undisputed, the RTX 4080 demonstrates strong performance across all resolutions. At 1080p, the GPU achieves 205 FPS at High settings, which is well above the refresh rate of most monitors. At 1440p, the High preset delivers 148 FPS, offering a smooth experience on high-refresh-rate displays. The 4K performance at 94 FPS for the High preset is particularly notable, as it indicates that the GPU can handle the demanding pixel count while maintaining playable frame rates. The Ultra preset at 4K, which averages exactly 60 FPS, represents the maximum visual fidelity achievable with this combination.

The GPU's synthetic benchmark scores place it in the 86th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54,247. Its nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores 54,209, a negligible 0.1% difference. The PassMark G3D score of 34,457 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,567 further quantify its compute and rendering capabilities. The GPU's 16 GB of VRAM ensures that even the highest texture quality settings at 4K will not exceed memory capacity, as sports titles like Undisputed typically have moderate VRAM requirements compared to open-world games.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combination spans three resolutions and four settings presets, providing a comprehensive view of performance. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 344 FPS, which is the highest measured value across all configurations. The Medium preset at 1080p averages 247 FPS, with minimum and maximum values of 210 and 284 FPS respectively, indicating consistent frame delivery. The High preset at 1080p averages 205 FPS, while the Ultra preset drops to 132 FPS. These results demonstrate that at 1080p, the GPU has substantial headroom, allowing even the Ultra preset to maintain frame rates well above 120 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 248 FPS, which is a 27.9% decrease from the 1080p Low result. The Medium preset at 1440p averages 179 FPS, with a minimum of 152 FPS and maximum of 206 FPS, showing slightly wider variance than the 1080p Medium configuration. The High preset at 1440p averages 148 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 95 FPS. The step from High to Ultra at 1440p represents a 35.8% performance drop, which is the largest single-setting transition observed in the data.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 157 FPS, which is still sufficient for high-refresh-rate gaming on 4K displays. The Medium preset at 4K averages 113 FPS, with a minimum of 96 FPS and maximum of 130 FPS, indicating that the frame rate remains above 90 FPS even in demanding scenes. The High preset at 4K averages 94 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages exactly 60 FPS. The 4K Ultra configuration represents the most demanding scenario, and the fact that it maintains a 60 FPS average suggests that the GPU is fully utilized at this setting.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 ranks 879th out of 2,813 tested combinations for Undisputed, placing it in approximately the 68.8th percentile of all combos evaluated. This ranking reflects the overall performance of this pairing in the context of the broader benchmark database, where many combinations may include higher-end GPUs or more recent processors. The 879th position indicates that while this combo delivers strong absolute performance, there are 878 other combinations that achieve higher average frame rates in this game.

The ranking should be interpreted in light of the individual component performances. The CPU's 93rd percentile ranking among all processors and the GPU's 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs suggest that both components are well above average, yet the combo rank of 879 out of 2,813 indicates that the pairing does not proportionally outperform the sum of its parts. This discrepancy likely stems from the fact that in Undisputed, the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, meaning that combinations pairing this CPU with a more powerful GPU would achieve higher frame rates. Conversely, combinations with this GPU but a weaker CPU might experience similar performance at higher resolutions, as the GPU would still be the limiting factor.

The data reveals that this combo's performance is strongest at 1080p, where the 344 FPS Low preset result demonstrates the CPU's ability to feed the GPU effectively. At 4K, the 60 FPS Ultra result shows the GPU's limits, and any improvement in ranking would require a GPU with higher raw rendering power. The combo's rank of 879 suggests that it sits in the upper-middle range of tested configurations, offering a capable 1440p and 4K gaming experience for Undisputed, but not reaching the top tier reserved for combinations with flagship GPUs such as the RTX 4090 or higher-tier 50-series cards.